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Yankees Not Obligated to Pay Alex Rodriguez $6 Million Bonus, GM Says

Brian Cashman says team would have to actively designate, market home run as milestone

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Daniel Barbarisi

Updated May 3, 2015 7:13 p.m. ET

For months, rumblings have come out of the Yankee camp that they would not pay Alex Rodriguez $6 million in bonuses tied to the marketing of his 660th home run, which tied the Yankee DH for 4th on the all-time home run list when he hit it Friday night.

Saturday, General Manager Brian Cashman confirmed as much on the record, detailing the club’s position that they have to actively designate and market the home run as a milestone for...